Chapter 1245 - Fire in the Backyard

On this day, it was the most turbulent day in Black Wind City's history. First, the leaders of the five major forces were manipulated by Lin Mo and brutally beaten in the Arena. Then, the forces of the four major factions united and surrounded the City Lord's Mansion.

And now, the City Lord had revived, but he was once again besieged by the leaders of the four major forces working together.

"This... Black Wind City is about to change," people murmured.

"Yes, the former glorious City Lord is likely to be replaced," others agreed.

"Certainly, who can withstand the combined assault of the four major forces?"

The warriors in the entire city began discussing the day's events.

In less than ten breaths of time, the leaders of the four major forces and reinforcements from various strong individuals had surrounded City Lord Hei Yun.

"I have nothing left now, do you still want to kill me?" City Lord Hei Yun's face was extremely gloomy. He couldn't believe that a few hours ago, he had dominated most of Black Wind City, and now he had fallen to this point.

Thinking of this, the murderous intent in his eyes surged uncontrollably. The person he hated the most was still Lin Mo. If it weren't for that bastard, he would never have ended up like this.

"That's right," Long Jin said without hesitation. "Only when you're dead can we truly be at ease."

"Yes," Fang Hao added. "Three years ago, you were able to step into the position of City Lord with your own abilities. Three years later, you can do the same. Only when you're dead can everyone truly be at ease."

The leaders of Five-Fingered Mountain, Zhu Shao, and Night Green nodded in agreement. Although they didn't say much, their eyes conveyed everything: they were determined to kill City Lord Hei Yun.

"Fine, fine, fine, I admit defeat," City Lord Hei Yun shook his head helplessly. "But if you want to get my head, it won't be so easy."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Less than three seconds later, the crowd had started fighting with City Lord Hei Yun. However, due to the hidden agendas of the major forces, they were all careful not to suffer significant losses, as they were afraid that City Lord Hei Yun would drag them down with him. Thus, the battle was fought cautiously.

This unprecedented prolonged melee gave City Lord Hei Yun more time to stall.

At the same time, it provided Lin Mo with enough time to escape. Lin Mo had already rushed to the city gates of Black Wind City, but he stopped in his tracks.

"Even if I break out of the city, it's still a dead end," Lin Mo thought calmly.

"Our only way out is to cross the ten-mile Black Flame Forest," Zhao Yun analyzed calmly. "Otherwise, if the people from the four major forces come to their senses and seal the entire city, we won't be able to escape."

"But that Black Flame Forest is so terrifying, how can we possibly cross it?" Nine Lives expressed concern. "What if we find a place to hide and continuously improve our strength? I believe that if Lin Mo reaches the Immortality Realm, he won't be afraid of them anymore."

Lin Mo shook his head. "I'm afraid we won't have that opportunity. Right now, I need to break through, and I need a solid foundation in martial arts. I can't rush, or it will be even harder to follow the martial path in the future."

"Besides, the most I can break through to right now is the Eighth Heaven of the Broken Realm, and then I won't have the opportunity to build a martial foundation."

"But... isn't that safer than crossing the Black Flame Forest?" Nine Lives insisted.

"The Black Flame Forest is not impassable," Zhao Yun added.

Lin Mo nodded. "That's right, as long as the elemental energy I can mobilize from within is enough to counter the consumption of the Black Flame, we can safely pass through the Black Flame zone."

"With your Dragon Soul Refinement of elemental energy, we might be able to achieve such a balance," Zhao Yun said. "Besides, there are three of us. If we can't handle it, we can take turns."

"Yeah, you're using your pig brain for once," Nine Lives said mockingly.

"Your brain is the pig brain!" Zhao Yun retorted.

"Alright, I won't argue with you today. I'll teach you a lesson after we get out of Black Wind City," Nine Lives said arrogantly.

"Let's not waste any time. I suspect that City Lord Hei Yun won't be able to hold out much longer," Nine Lives said.

"Not in a hurry," Lin Mo smiled. "I'm worried that my Elemental Spirit Pearl won't have enough storage. Let's go and store some more."

"Where do we store it?" Nine Lives looked puzzled.

Zhao Yun pointed at his head and said mockingly, "Use your pig brain to think."

Whoosh!

Ignoring their bickering, Lin Mo's figure became ghostly as he turned back towards Black Wind City. In less than a minute, he had arrived at the headquarters of the Tian Dao faction.

Without saying a word, Lin Mo charged inside.

"Who goes there?"

"What's going on?"

The two guards at the entrance of Tian Dao's headquarters were on high alert when they saw Lin Mo's demeanor. However, Lin Mo sneered, "Nothing. I just came for some Elemental Spirit Pearls."

Puff! Puff!

With that, the two guards' bodies went limp, and Lin Mo rushed straight into Tian Dao's storage room. Along the way, there were still many high-level experts trying to stop him, but all the Immortality Realm experts had been summoned to deal with City Lord Hei Yun.

The remaining experts below the Immortality Realm were no match for Lin Mo at all.

After a frenzy of killing, Lin Mo successfully entered Tian Dao's storage room and plundered all their Elemental Spirit Pearls.

Then, he repeated the same process and attacked the Five-Fingered Mountain faction. After confirming that there were no Immortality Realm experts guarding, Lin Mo went on a looting spree.